Replace subway with road or airport and you get the same article for the rest of the major cities in the US. The 2 hours a day I sit in my car to drive 10 mile

Replace subway with road or airport and you get the same article for the rest of the major cities in the US. The 2 hours a day I sit in my car to drive 10 miles to work and back cost me more in lost time (translated to money) than the property taxes I pay. You can't tax cut your way to prosperity.